Mae Stephens has shared the official music video for her breakthrough viral single “If We Ever Broke Up.”
The observe brought about a frenzy earlier this 12 months after the 19-year-old Kettering musician uploaded a snippet on TikTok on New Year’s Eve, solely to get up to it blowing up world wide. Now signed with EMI Records, the tune was given a full, official launch in February, incomes Stephens her first Top 20 hit on the Official UK Singles Chart, over 58 million streams thus far, and a spot in each single Spotify chart world wide.
Now, the official music video has arrived, following Stephens by a break-up fantasy. As she hangs out together with her boyfriend, she imagines calling his dad and, because the lyrics say, “tell[ing] him all the s_______t of things you said.” Later, whereas strolling by the park collectively, she footage him being taken off into the sky by an enormous bouquet of balloons.
As properly because the video, a brand new remix of “If We Ever Broke Up” has additionally been launched as we speak. Courtesy of drum and bass producer Goddard, the brand new reimagining takes the observe to the guts of the dancefloor, dashing up Stephens’ sass-filled fantasy and adorning it with skittering breakbeats.
Speaking about “If We Ever Broke Up” upon its launch, Stephens defined: “It was written from the attitude of if I used to be nonetheless with my ex-boyfriend and if I had the angle and the expertise that I do now once I was 16, I’d have carried out all these items and instructed his dad what he did.
“I think deep down everyone wants to tell their crappy ex’s dad what they did. I’ve read a lot of comments from people saying that this song helped them through their break-up because it gave them that boss energy!”
The rising star has confirmed her first two reside dates since having her large breakthrough. In May, she is going to carry out on the annual new music competition The Great Escape in Brighton, whereas in July, she is going to help BLACKPINK at BST Hyde Park in London.
Buy or stream “If We Ever Broke Up.”